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PHILATELIC RECORD.

VOL. I.

FEBRUARY, 1879, TO JANUARY,

LONDON.
PEMBEETON, WILSON, AND CO.,

13, GRAY'S INN SQUARE, HOLBORN, W.C.

No. 1. FEBRUARY. 1879.

N offering the accompanying pages to Stamp Collectors
and the Philatelic world generally, we trust our modest
endeavours will not be misunderstood. "We merely
^} intend to publish each month a record of all newly-
issued stamps, under the heading of " Novelties, Dis-
coveries, and Resuscitations," an article or two on some
interesting subject, Notes, Queries, and Correspondence, and gra-
tuitous advertisements for swindlers; not attempting too much
at first, lest we fail, but enough, as we hope, to ensure universal
co-operation and appreciation. We do not intend illustrating
anything at present; for there is such great expense and delay
attached to it. Hitherto it has always proved itself the bugbear
to all Philatelical publications.

The support and assistance of all Stamp Collectors is respect-
fully solicited.

NOTICE TO STAMP COLLECTOES.

In consequence of the lamented death of E. L. Pemberton, the
business hitherto carried on by him at Southampton will in future
be carried on under the style or firm of

PEMBERTON, WILSON, & CO.,

2, SOUTH SQUARE, GRAY'S INN,
HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C.

Price 4d. 2s. 6d. per Annum. Abroad, 3s.

En jWemoriam,

It would be impossible for us to allow the first number of our new
adventure to go forth to the world without some allusion to him
upon whose foundation we hope in the future to raise a superstruc-
ture worthy of his labours.

Edward Loines Pemberton was born in America in 1844.
Being deprived of both his parents at an early age, his education
was taken up by relatives in England. Before he was fifteen he
had devoted himself to the collection of postage stamps — not, as
many have done, as a mere schoolboy mania, but as objects of
deliberate study. Hence in his earliest youth his name carried
with it an authority and weight equal to that of many others who
were his seniors by nearly half a century ! As early as 1863,
when he was little more than eighteen years of age, in conjunction
with Mr. Thornton Lewes, he published his first printed essay,
entitled "Forged Stamps, and how to Detect them." Since that
date his pen has ever been busy, whether as a contributor to various
journals, as editor of his own periodicals, or as compiler of two
editions of The Stamp Collector's Handbook, the second edition of
which may fairly be claimed as incomparably the best and most
useful work of the kind in the English language.

It is not too much to say that his removal leaves a gap in the
philatelical world which no other man is competent to fill. His
study of stamps was something far more than merely professional.
He loved his profession for its own sake, and was never content
until he had mastered every minute peculiarity, and obtained every
possible information with regard to every stamp in his possession.
The knowledge that he thus acquired he was ever ready to impart,
and a large circle of correspondents will sadly miss the never-failing
information which he was always glad to give, oftentimes coupled
with a degree of dry humour and a vein of real, if somewhat
trenchant, wit, in which few men could equal him.

For some time past his constitution, naturally delicate, and
enfeebled by two severe attacks of rheumatic fever, had shown
signs of weakness; but still, no danger was apprehended. He
was bright and cheerful, and as amusing as ever, until a few days
before his death ; nor was any danger suspected until the last
forty-eight hours, up to which time, though confined for a week
past to his bedroom, he continued to amuse himself with looking
over some collections of stamps that had been sent to him. Eapid
inflammation then set in, and he sank early on the morning of the
12th December, 1878, only two days after he had completed his
thirty-fourth year.

It is out of no empty compliment to his memory, nor from any
lack of intimate acquaintance with his character, that we conclude
this brief tribute with the well-known words —

" He was a man that, take him all in all,
We scarce shall look upon his like again."

A Ten Years' Correspondent.

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Argentine. — We have received specimens of the new cards
and bands for this Eepnblic; the former, value 4 c, pale grey on
chamois, stamp to right, containing finely-cut portrait. In centre,
over space for address, the letters r. a., forming ornamental mono-
gram, with scroll across, bearing the words tarjeta postal. The
whole a very delicate piece of workmanship, but a decided piracy
on the current U.S. card. The reply-paid card is printed in light
emerald, but otherwise is of same design and value, but with the
word respueste added to the one half, and a line of directions to
the other. The band illustrates another of the already numerous
celebrities — whom Messrs. A. Smith and Co. say is Don Juan
Antonio Alvarez de Arenales ! — in engine-turned oval, bearing
inscription in upper half, republica Argentina; lower half, un
centavo, divided at each side by the numeral 1 in oval. Carmine
on straw-coloured wove paper.

Bhopal, — A new value, \ anna, green, to match the J anna,
red, recently issued, comes from this State. There are two curious
facts in connection with this new stamp. In the first place, the
ink does not appear to have been properly mixed ; the consequence
is, that in many places it is mottled with blue ; and secondly, three
little dots outside the frame of the stamp, under the value.

Bolivia. — We have recently received a few specimens of what
appears to be one of a new series — 10 c, orange, perf. 12. This
stamp is evidently the work of the American Bank Note Company,
and consists of, in the upper half, trie usual flags, with a medallion
similar to the last issue, containing mountain and llama; in the
lower half there is an open book, with la on the left, and ley on
the right page. Across the centre of the stamp there is a scroll,
inscribed correos de Bolivia. The value — figures in each corner,
and in full at .bottom — concludes the design.

Bolivar. — Two new stamps have just been received by us
emanating from this State — 5 centavos, which is very similar,
both in design and colour, to the Granada 20 c. of 1862; and
1-0 centavos, a wretched piece of work, consisting of two over-
lapping circles, containing inscriptions — above, correos del e. s.
de bolivar; below, e e. u u de Colombia. The centre of the
upper circle contains the value, 10 centavos; the lower one, the
usual condor, shield, and stars. At first sight, it looks as if both
the top and bottom of the stamp had been cut off.
5 centavos, bright blue on thick wove paper.
10 „ pale violet, varying to pale violet-brown.

Brazil. — In conjunction with the newly-issued stamps ; viz.,
10, 20, 100, and 260 reis, comes the long-known 300 reis, which,

4 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

from its blued appearance, we should say had been printed for
some years, probably when first chronicled some -rears ago. C :1-
lectors would do well to secure a specimen while in a perforated
state, as no doubt it will soon be rouletted, like its fellows. The
500 c, in a rouletted state, had but a short life, and must already
be numbered with uncommon stamps.

Ceylon. — We have seen a hitherto unchronicled variety; viz.,
the sixpence, dark reddish-brown, wmk. CC. and t .on paper
very delicately but deeply bk U _ vt ': :. Possibly this may

be an accidental variety. A new set fin this yeai has been issued,
but only a few specimens have reached us. "We will give a list of
them and their colours in our next

DeCCan. — An envelope bearing a horizontally- placed oval
stamp to right has been issued recently, upon thinnish wove
paper, of which little can be said in its favour.

i anna purple-black

Denmark. — The 4 ore card is now issued half an inch deeper,
with four lines for the address. There is also in use a large oblong
stamp for returned letters, brown on white paper, covered with blue
burele. Xo value.

Egypt. — In expectation of the new series, which is to appear
next month, two provisionals have appeared, consisting of heavy
figure of value, with paras to left, and native characters to right.
5 paras, black, surcharged on 2i piastres, violet

Finland. — The 10 p. post card has undergone a farther
alteration. The double lines of the border, both outside and in-
side, are printed more deeply, and in a rich violet, while the
impressed stamp is of a pale grey-lilac. The inscription is also
printed much more heavily than before in its capitals, and the type
of italic inscription is altered, the letters 7 and b being furnished
with loops above the line.

Prance. — A. M. Duploye, availing himself of the permission
to issue private post cards under certain restrictions, has prepared
two cards, for the purpose of widely advertising a system of steno-
graphy of which he is the author. The face of the cards is nearly
similar to those of the late Government issue, and contains the
same directions as to price, &c. The border, however, is different,
and consists of an ornamental vine-pattern. The cards are printed
in brown and blue. In the centre of the side for correspondence
are ruled twenty lines, so close together that we presume they are
only intended for his stenographic pupils to correspond in cypher.
The margins are filled with announcements of his peculiar system,
together with a sentence in the cypher, and a promise of a prize to
whosoever shall decipher it, and also give an order for a certain
amount of his publications. If this new theory of advertising is
to be taken up, the numbers of private French post cards will soon
be lesion indeed !

NOVELTIES, DISCOVEKIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS. 5

India. — We have been favoured with the sight of a 4 annas
green 1858 type, surcharged service in different type from any we
have hitherto seen. The letters are of the small type, but thicker
and shorter. Curiously enough, the same peculiar surcharge appears
upon a 4 annas green of 1867 type, which also bears the ordinary
surcharge in large letters. This doubly surcharged stamp we believe
to be unrecorded.

Luzon. — To the list of imperforated may now be added
25 mil de peso, black.

Monte Video greets us with two cards of rather neat design
— black and blue on white 2 c, and the reply-paid black and
carmine on white. The words tarjeta postal occupy the centre,
over space for address, and two circles, one on each side, containing,
on the right a figure of Mercury seated, on the left an ornamental
figure two, to match the circle opposite. These are printed in black,
the remainder being in colour. There are two lines for address,
and the whole is encompassed by a treble linear waved frame.

Natal. — In addition to the varieties mentioned in the Hand-
book, we have to record a one shilling green, surcharged postage
in curve. Carmine.

Porto Rico. — The author of the usual annual emission, dated
1879, must be congratulated for bringing us two new colours — a
decided step in the right direction. We sincerely wish Messrs.
De La Eue would take pattern by some of these outlandish coun-
tries, and not only copy their design and execution, but their fine
colours ; say, for instance, the high- valued Argentine, the new 4 c.
card, &c. The colours and values are as follows :

5 cs. de peseta . . marone
10 „ . . brown

15 „ . . greenish-black

25 cs. de peseta . . bright blue
50 „ . . dark green

. 1 peseta . . . lavender

Portugal. — Two envelopes of the same type as current
adhesives, value 25 and 50 reis, have been issued. They are
printed on thin buff paper.

25 reis, light blue . . 4§ x 2tI in. j 50 reis, pale carmine . 4f x 2f| in.
50 reis, pale carmine . . 5\x 2\% in.

Samoa. — The latest from this semi-barbarian island is a five
shilling in emerald-green. We have now seen the complete set
used, and shall be glad if some of our correspondents will explain
why one side at least has the perforation cut off.

St. Vincent. — A pair of penny and one shilling that have
recently come over are surcharged with an upright pointed oval,
divided in the centre by a double line. The upper half contains
the letters G. b. ; the lower, 40 c. Are these provisionals 1

Transvaal. — We do not think anyone has yet noticed that
there are two distinct roulettes upon the recent Transvaals.

Wenden. — The authorities of Livonia have seen fit to alter
the 2 kop. somewhat by leaving out the network ground that filled
the spandrels hitherto.

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Great Britain. — At what date were the registered envelopes with
circular stamps actually issued for use 1 Can any of our correspondents
answer this question ? That they were prepared for use long before
they were issued is certain. We have a specimen dated 9. 4. 78, bearing
the plate numeral 2, and another with plate numeral 1, dated 10. 4. 78.
The same plate numeral appears also on stamps dated 9. 8. 78. (By the
way, these plate numerals, replacing the old w.w., have not yet been
noticed in print.) The envelopes dated in April have only a single line
of directions on the face ; while those dated in August have a second line
added, with the words, " and a receipt obtained for it," and also rejoice in
a little square space ruled off, containing the words, " The stamp to pay
the postage must be placed here " — a little bit of " grandmotherly legis-
lation " first introduced on the German post cards, and now adopted in
England, after the Germans have dropped it as too childish to be
necessary !

Advanced collectors, who desire a complete set of all British issues,
should take note of the special printing of impressed halfpenny stamps
on newspaper bands, on white paper, without directions ; as also of
embossed penny stamps, on various kinds of paper, prepared to private
order, for sending pamphlets, &c. through the book post. We have
lately seen a 1^ p. embossed stamp, also a 2^ p., on the wrapper pre-
pared by an enterprising firm for sending out their catalogues.

NOTICES.

We beg to offer an unusually fine and select stock of Postage
Stands, Envelopes, Cards, and Proofs, at very reasonable prices,
any of which we will send, on approval, to customers, or they
can be seen by appointment at our office.

SPECIALITIES.

A very complete collection of a well-known amateur, almost entire,
containing principally used stamps in fine condition ; no locals. Price
£380.

Proofs for Sale. — A magnificent collection of proofs and essays,
1540 in number, containing many matchless specimens, especially artist's
proofs of French, Italian, Belgian, and British Colonial obsolete and
current stamps. The whole will be sold for the comparatively low price
of £150.

Fiscals for Sale. — A complete set of 88 current New Zealand
adhesive fiscals, "Stamp Duty" from Id. to £50, unused up to £5,
remainder marked " Specimen " in red. Facial value of the unused
is over £36 ; the set will be sold for £40.

Fiscals for Sale. — A complete set of 161 current New South Wales
embossed fiscals, " Stamp Duty," red linear frame to each, and surcharged
" Specimen" in blue, 150 values, from Id. to £50, and 11 others 1 to 10
per cent. All on white paper, and the set of 161 is absolutely perfect.
Price only £5.

Fiscals for Sale. — Three complete sets of unused Canadian Law
Stamps, very beautiful— 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 cents;
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 dollars, surcharged C.F., F.F., or L.S. Each set of 15
at 30s., or the complete series of 45 for £4.

CATALOGUE

POST CARDS

COMPILED BY

THE PHILATELIC SOCIETY,

LONDON.

Part I. containing the most complete Catalogue of
Spain and Colonies ever offered to the Public.

48 Pages fine toned Paper, neatly hound in Paper Cover, price 2s.
post-free, or sent unfolded, Id. extra, abroad, 2s. 2d.

WHOLESALE PRICES ON APPLICATION.

^"E cannot speak too highly of this superb production of the
Society. Every Collector should hasten to secure a
copy. As there are but very few printed, no doubt the small
stock will soon be sold out.

We hope soon to be able to offer the succeeding Parts, a
considerable portion of which are almost ready for press.

NOW READY, 350 pages, Crown 8vo, embellished loith over
900 Illustrations.

THE SECOND EDITION

OF THE

•temp (Mector's Jaitir §00(1,

By E. L. PEMBERTON.

A Second Edition of this valuable Work is now ready, the First
Edition having been long since exhausted. It has been entirely
revised, greatly enlarged, and contains a detailed description of
every Stamp issued to the present time, with interesting notes on
all Philatelical subjects, and full of useful information to Collectors.
This Catalogue is complete in one volume, and the long experience
of the Editor, dating from the first days of Philately, is a sufficient
guarantee that the work is of a most complete character.

PEICES.

No. 1.— Crown 8vo, appropriately designed cover, and bound in cloth gilt,
5s. ; post-free, 5s. 6d. ; abroad, 6s.

No. 2. — Crown Svo, on fine toned paper, handsomely bound, 10s. ; post-free,
10s. 6d. ; abroad, lis.

Post Office Orders to be sent to Pemberton-, "Wilson, & Co., Holborn,
London, W.C.

CIj* Stamp Cfflbdcrfs Jairtr ^onh

Contains voluminous remarks on tbe relative value of Stamps, if re-printed,
and much historical and other information, together with notes on forgeries,
doubtful, and bogus Stamps. Each country is arranged chronologically, and
each issue can be readily picked out, owing to the free use of various kinds
of types. There are special articles on

RUSSIAN LOCALS,

Giving many hitherto unpublished particulars, and fully illustrated.

CONFEDERATE LOCALS,

Describing all the rare types.

POST OFFICE FRANKS,
Official and otherwise.

Military and other Official Stamps and Cards, private and surcharged Stamps,
varieties of watermark and perforation, provisionals, errors, etc., will be
found to be duly described, rendering the work more complete than any yet
published, and invaluable as a work of reference to all interested in Postage
Stamps. &tf.

WHOLESALE PRICES ON IMPLICATION.

%ht philatelic §kcorb.

No. 2. MARCH. 1879.

JTH Xo. 2 of The Philatelic Record we Leo- to otter
our best thanks to the many old correspondents who
have rallied round us, and cheered us with their good
wishes and promises of support. It is in the power,
and we trust that it is the intention, of some amongst
them to nurse this, the latest born of Philatelic babes,
into vigour and intelligence. Our own promises were
in the outset, so modest that we do not fear being unable to accom-
plish them ; but we may darkly hint that we have a plan under
consideration which, if we can see our Avay to realise it, will greatly
add to the attractiveness of these sheets. We cordially invite those
who can do so to supply us with any information they may possess,
in order that we may distiibute it for the benefit of the many. We
will take the greatest care of such novelties or curiosities as may
be entrusted to us to describe, and we shall welcome correspondence
on subjects of Philatelic interest to the full extent of the space we
have at our disposal. As most of the Philatelic periodicals make
their appearance about the beginning of the month, we intend that
oars, to fill the gap, shall grace the middle of each month, with such
regularity as our endeavours may command.

We have this month quite an average number of novelties to
report upon, and some of them, the result of recent alterations in
the Postal Convention, can but be the precursors of others to come.
Philatelists have enough to do to keep pace with new issues as
they appear ; for, whilst postal rates have been so greatly reduced
of late years as to call into existence stamps of values which w T ould
formerly have been accounted infinitesimal yet on the other hand,
stamps of far higher values than were usually met with a few years
back are also making their appearance, with a frequency which is
rather embarrassing to the impecunious collector who loves im-
maculate specimens, backed with their original gum.

Price 4d, 2s. 6d, per annum. Abroad, 3s.

10 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

It has often been asserted that cheap postage, as the term was
understood after the introduction of the penny rate, proved the
bane of correspondence as a fine art. We tremble as we contem-
plate what the ultimate future of this art may be, in face of the
ever-increasing temptations which are offered to us just to " drop
a line " at a merely nominal cost, as we may now do to Pekin, for
instance, for the sum of one penny ! But if some of the postal
reforms be not conducive to the improvement of Mind, in the
especial groove of intellectual letter-writing, who shall deny that,
on the other hand, they deal boldly and generously with Matter?
To know that we may now send books or other printed matter to
any country within the Postal Union at the rate of one halfpenny
per two ounces, or at a total cost of one shilling and fourpence for
the whole four pounds, is equivalent to promising ourselves the
pleasure of sending many a book or magnzine to friends at a dis-
tance — a pleasure we have often foregone, knowing that the postage
would exceed the cost of that which we had to send.

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Bavaria. — Messrs. A. {Smith and Co., in their Monthly Circular
for March, announce that the 5 pfennig postal card is now issued
on buff, with the stamp printed in lilac.

Brazil. — The intimation comes from America that two new
values are to be added to those already current ; viz., 700 veis,
brown, and 1000 reis, slate.

Cuba. — A printer's error in our last number made it appear that
a new set of stamps had been issued for Ceylon, whereas, as most
of our readers will have surmised, the announcement should have
applied to Cuba. The issue in question consists of six values,
dated 1879, of the same type as the last three — coloured impression
on white, perf. 14.

5 cs. peseta . . black 25 cs. peseta . . pale blue

10 ,, . . orange red j 50 ., pearl-grey

12?, ., . . rosy-carmine j 1 peseta . . light brown
Cyprus. — Hie Bogus stamps which have been from time to
time chronicled as appertaining to this island have already been
disposed of. AVe have it upon good authority that Cyprus is to have
its own stamps, but we understand that the issue is not imminent.
DeCCan. — Mr. Philbrick kindly calls our attention to the fact
that the J anna envelope to which Ave referred last month is red.
It is the 1 anna which is purple black. '1 here is a third value
44 annas, grey.

.\\>VELT1KS, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS. 11

Dutch West Indies. — Surinam and Curacao are now in
possession of the high value, 2 gulden 50 cents, as used in the
mother-country and Java, and, like these stamps, the new ones are
printed in two colours ; that for Surinam, head violet in brown
frame, and that for Curasao, orange head in green frame.

Egypt. — We are informed by M. V. G. Joannides that the new
series for this country will positively be issued on the 1st of April.
In the current surcharged 5 paras, besides a difference in shades,
there is a slight but distinct variation in the upper stroke of the
figure 5, which is more pointed in the one variety than in the other.
They also exist t He-be che.

Fiji. — M Moens chronicles the new issue for Fiji, consisting of
four values :

1 penny .... ultramarine

2 ,, . . . . yellow-green
4 ., . . . . mauve

carmine

These stamps have the initials v. r. engraved (in lieu of the old
c. r.), and the new letters are separate and distinct instead of being
intertwined in a monogram as in the late black surcharge. The
twopenny value is still surcharged with 2d. in black. It appears
that these new stamps are not upon the laid paper to which we
have latterly been accustomed.

Great Britain. — We have two new Postal Cards for foreign
service, for neither of which any extra charge beyond face value is
made; viz., one penny, and three half-pence. They are of the
same size, printed on buff, and without borders. The inscription
occupies four lines: 1st, " Union Postale Universelle ; " 2nd,
" Great Britain (Grande Bretagne) ; " 3rd " Post Card ; " 4th, " The
address only to be written on this side." The only difference is in
the stamps, which, as well as the inscription, -are printed in ch3colate-
brown. The stamp of the penny value consists of the effigy of
Her Majesty, of the usual post-card type, on an octagon within a
rectangular frame having a label at top and bottom, the former
with the word postage, and the latter one penny. Beyond the
rectangular frame, at ends and sides, are small ornaments, which
give to the frame the appearence of being placed upon a lozenge,
the corners of which project beyond it. In the three-half-penny value
the head is enclosed in a pointed ornamented oval, the words
postage above, and three ih.lf-pence below, meeting in a curve.

On referring to the British Postal Guide we find that the Id.
card takes the place of the recent ljd. A^alue for interchange with
countries within the postal union, whilst the l|-d. card may be
sent to the West Indies, South America, and sundry other parts.
As postal cards addressed to India and the East generally, vid
Brindisi, are charged 2 J., we may expect to see a new card of
this value. According to the Postal Guide the cheapest communi-
cation with India is by means of a 1 Jet. card sent via Southampton,
whereas aid. card will carry a message to Pekin vid St. Petersburgh !

12 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

Hamburg. — In Mr. Philbrick's collection is the 7 schillings,
first issue, on laid or rather slightly-ribbed paper.

Luzon. — The 25 mils, de peso, black, surcharged "habilitado
12 cs. pta.," is found with the surcharge in blue as well as in black.
In the collection of a well-known amateur is a copy of this stamp
with 14 instead of 12 cts. Whether this is an error or not we
cannot say. No doubt many collectors have already discovered to
their cost that these surcharges, as also those on the 2 cs. rose, will
not stand water. The 100 mils, peso, pale yellow-green, per/. 14,
is now current.

Madeira. — The following envelopes have just been issued, the
name of the island being surcharged in the usual manner upon the
stamp of the mother-country : 25 reis, dull blue, stamp to right on
unwatermarked light buff wove paper; plain rounded flap, dark
brown gum; size, 140x75 millimetres. 50 reis, carmine, resem-
bling the 25 reis in other respects, but existing also in a second
size — 112x72 millimetres. These envelopes are sold at face value.
25 reis . . . dull blue on buff envelope
50 ,, . . . carmine ,, .,

We are informed that the 120 and 240 reis adhesives are no longer
issued. Messrs. A. Smith and Co. announce as a novelty the cur-
rent 15 reis of Portugal, "surcharged madeira in black letters."
So far as we know the 15 reis has been coeval in both Madeira
and the Azores with the stamp of the mother-country, and we note
no change in the surcharge.

Mauritius. — The stamps with the value in cents surcharged
upon them are doomed to a shorter life than some of the similar
make-shift uglinesses to which we have lately been accustomed ;
notably the Griqualand. Of the new issue destined for this
colony we have the -4 and 25 cents adhesive, and the 50 cents
envelope. These stamps stand forth to rebuke Messrs. De la Rue
once again for their lack of invention. Who cannot imagine, with-
out having seen them, the stereotyped (although engraved) head of
our Sovereign on the usual glace paper, the inevitable curves and
labels for the name of country and value, and the eternal geometric
ornamentation !

The 4 cents has the value below, and Mauritius above, in
straight labels, coloured letters on white ground. The head is in a
double-lined oval, the outer portion which is broken, or, as
heralds would say, debruiserf, by the labels at top and bottom.
The word postage repeated occupies each side of the oval, The
25 cents has an arched label above with Mauritius postage, and a
straight one below with the value in full, coloured letters on white.
The side frames are composed of two white lines enclosing a
lozenge-shaped ornamentation of w r hite on colour. The 50 cents
envelope is of the usual large size. The stamp in the upper right
hand corner, with curved inscription — Mauritius postage above,
and fifty cents below, in white upon a reticulated ground. The

NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS. 13

head of the Queen is embossed in white upon colour,*and we are
not spared the inevitable little cork-screw curl which would sadly
tickle the neck in real life. The ornamentation of the whole
consists in a variety of dotted and wavy ovals.

4 cents . orange ) on glace paper, col. imp. on white, wrrJc. ' CO
25 ,, . bistre \ and crown, perf. 14,

50 ., envelope, red-brown.

Montevideo- — We have seen a cut and post-marked specimen
of a new envelope. It is on wove paper, and in the usual corner
stands the figure of value, 10, exactly an inch in length, in orna-
mental type. Between the 1 and the 0, and partially encroaching
upon each, is a smaller double-lined oval with the arms of the
State. The design is lithographed in dark blue, and on the 1,
reading downwards, is republica del Uruguay, whilst on the outer
part of the is the word centesimos, both inscriptions being in
white on colour. The stamp is unsurrounded by any frame or
device whatsoever, and has a very unfinished appearance.
10 centesimos .... dark blue

Russia. — On the 1st of April, simultaneously with the new
postal cards of Great Britain, there appeared in Holy Russia an
adhesive, an envelope, and a postal card. The adhesive is of the
value of 7 kopecks, and closely resembles the 8 kopecks, which
will now, we presume, become obsolete. In the new stamp the
numeral 7 takes the place of 8 in the four corners and in the
oval enclosing the imperial arms ; the value in Words, in a straight
line at the bottom, has the Russian equivalent for seven ; and the
ornamental groundwork of the stamp (somewhat resembling scallop-
shells with the hinges upwards) differs slightly from that of the
8 kopecks. The envelope bears an equally close resemblance to that
of 8 kopecks. We have two sizes— 5 \ x 4§ and 5** x 3 \ inches —
on white unwatermarked wove paper, with white gum and plain
rounded flaps. The postal card is printed in faintish black (perhaps
it is meant for grey, to match the adhesive and envelope) on buff, and
measures A\\ x 3 J inches. On the side reserved for the address it
has, in the left-hand upper corner, the arms and post-horns, and in
the right an outline impression of the 3 kop. adhesive. There are
the usual two cabalistic words between the arms and stamp ; seven
dotted lines for the direction, and two lines of instructions at the
bottom ; whilst the whole is encompassed by a border of double
lines, with ornaments in the four corners. The side destined for
the communication is perfectly plain.

Adhesive . . 7 kop., iron-grey and carmine. Laid paper, wmk.

undulations, perf, 15,
Envelope . . 7 ,, grey on white wove paper.
Post Card . . 3 , , grey on buff.

St. Vincent. — In addition to the Id. and Is. values with the
curious surcharge to which we alluded in our last, we now have
the 6d. similarly treated. We shall be glad if any of our corres-
pondents can supply us with information regarding these stamps.

14 "POST CARDS I KNOW OF."

Spain. — Mr. de Ysasi informs us that a new set of stamps has
already been announced in La Epoca, to appear at the end of
April. Stamps of the present issue will continue to be current,
together with the new ones, until the end of May, when they will
become obsolete. Mr. de Ysasi calls upon us to do our duty in
warning the inexperienced against some very dangerous forgeries of
the 2 reales of 1851-52 which are now being offered for sale. We
understand that these forgeries emanate from Hamburg, and are
first-rate imitations, a good round sum being asked for them.

Tasmania- — We have before us the new eightpenny, resembling
the other current values in type, watermark, and perforation. In
colour it is of a violet-brown, not unlike some of the shades of
the 3d.

Western Australia. — ^ late arrival is the twopence changed,
only as regards colour, to a mauve closely resembling the lighter
shades of the 6d value.

(The SmalUplate itomto 011 tire JStamps of (Stent Britain.

In Messrs. A Smith and Co.'s Monthly Circular for March there is
au interesting article upon this subject, a perusal of which will
greatly assist collectors who are in search of certain used stamps in
rilling up their blanks. We can confirm the surmise of the writer
as to the change in watermark in the 6d. (large letters) from
heraldic flowers to the single rose having taken place in plate 6.
But we must demur to the positive assertion that the only 2jd.
stamps watermarked with the anchor are those bearing the plate
number 1. We have seen several with the figure 2. and an
esteemed correspondent informs us that he possesses them with the
figure 3. At the same time we do not believe that any stamps of
plate 1 will be found watermarked otherwise than with the anchor.
We are under the impression that we have seen the Id. with
figures considerably lower than 70, but we are unable as yet to
place the fact upon record.

"POST CARDS I KNOW OF."

Just as we are going to press, we have received a promise from
Mr. H. A. de Joannis, the Secretary to the Philatelic Society of
London, of a series of lists of postal cards under the above title.
Tne information which we possess about post cards, many of which
are now extremely scarce, is comparative!}'- meagre, and we esteem
ourselves exceptionally fortunate in being able to impart to our
readers some of the lore acquired by Mr. de Joannis, who, as
advanced collectors are well aware, is a consummate master of this
branch of Philately.

NOTICES. 15

IRotes anb (Queries,

Luxemburg. — In reply to "Enquirer" we beg to say that we also
possess a copy of the 37^ centimes, black on white, imperforate, respect-
ing which he asks for information. AVe presume that it must be an essay,
or rather a proof, although so far as we know it is unchronicled, as is
also a 20 centime, reddish-brown, imperforate.

German Empire. — Another correspondent asks us whether we have
ever seen the"2 krenzer, 1872, large shield, postmarked, as he has long
sought for a specimen in vain. We are not surprised at his want of
success. Only those who collect used as well as immaculate specimens
are aware of the scarcity of this stamp postmarked. After many years
search we have only found two, which we prize accordingly.

IRotices.

We beg to oiler an unusually fine and select stock of Postage
Stamps, Envelopes, Cards, and Proofs, at very reasonable prices,
any of which we will send, on approval, to customers, or they
can be seen by appointment at our office.

SPECIALITIES.

A very complete collection of a well-known amateur, almost entire,
containing principally used stamps in fine condition ; no locals. Price
£380.

Fiscals for Sale.— A complete set of 88 current New Zealand
adhesive fiscals, " Stamp Duty " from Id. to £50, unused up to £5,
remainder marked "Specimen" in red. Facial value of the unused
is over £36 ; the set will be sold for" £40.

Fiscals for Sale. — A complete set of 161 current New South Wales
embossed fiscals, " Stamp Duty ,; red linear frame to each, and surcharged
" Specimen" in blue, 150 values, from Id. to £50, and 11 others 1 to 10
per cent. All on white paper, and the set of 161 is absolutely perfect.
Price only £5.

Fiscals for Sale. — Three complete sets of unused Canadian Law
Stamps, very beautiful— 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 cents ;
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 dollars, surcharged C.F., F.F., or L.iS. Each set of 15
at 30s., or the complete series of 45 for £4.

Mauritius.— Plate of 12 types, used, in good condition, price £5 5s.

pbilatelic ^literature.

Forged Stamps and How to Detect Them. Price Is. Id.

The first work of the late E. L. Pemberton.
The Philatelical Journal. Vol. I. 1872. Price 10s. 6d.
The Philatelical Journal. January to April, 1875. The four Parts,

price Is. 6d.

Single numbers of the above, except January, 1872, may be had at
6d. each.

PHILATELIC LITERATURE.

The Phikitelical Catalogue. Parti. Price Is. Id. Extra Edition, price

Is. 7d.
The Stamp Collectors Handbook. Second Edition. Price 5s. 6d.

The last work of the late E. L. Pemberton.

Messrs. Pemberton, Wilson & Co. are the sole agents for the publi-
cations of the Philatelical Society of London.
Part I. of the Society's Catalogue, treating of the stamps of Spain and

Colonies, is now ready. Price 2s. ; or in sheets, 2s. Id.
All the above Works are sent Post free.

PEMBERTON, WILS ON, & CO,

CHEAP SETS.

Argentine, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 16 c.' . . - . . Set

30, 60, 90 c

Baden envelopes, entire (1862), 3, 6, 9 &r.

Bergedorf, i, 1, H, 3, 4 sch.

Bolivia, eagle, unused, 5, 50, 100 c. .

„ 9 stars, unused, 50, 100 c. . . • . . Pair

,, 11 stars, unused, 50, 100 c. .

The entire set of seven stamps fur .

Brazil, unused, 10, 20, 100 rs Set

„ 10, 20, 100, 260 rs

Envelopes, 10, 200, 300 is. (cut) .
Cape of Good Hope, triangular 1, 4 p.

„ Current J, 1, 4, 4, b' p. ; i, 5 sli

Cashmere, obsolete, rect. (unused), 3, 6 pies ; 1 anna

„ Current ^ anna, slate ; 1 a., red ; 2 a., purple
Ceylon, unused, |, 2p., yellow ; 2 p., bistre ; 2 p., green

2 p., emerald ; 3, 4, 5 p., olive ; 10 p. ; 1, 2 sh. .
Ceylon Service (unused), 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 p.

1, 2sh Pair

„ Unused current, 32, 64 c Set

Chili, 1867, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 c. .
China, unused, 1, 3, 5 cand.
Costa Rica, \, 2, 4 rls. ; 1 pe.-o .

Guatemala, 1877, 2, 4 rls . Pair

Heligoland, unused, J, I, l p f, 1, i^, 2, b' bch. . . . Set
Honduras Republic, provisional surcharged, rare Medio,

Un and L>os

Hong Kong, 2, 3, 10 dollors

Mauritius, unused, blue, brick, vermilion

„ „ 6 p. imperf, 6 p. per/. . . . Pair

Natal, current ^, 1, 4, 6 p. .... Set

New Zealand, £ 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 p. ; Is.

Orange Free State, 1, 4, 6 p. ; Is. . „

Persia, unused, 1, 2, 5, 10 shahi . • ., 2

Peru, 2, 5, 10, 50 c. ; 1 sol. . . • „ 3

„ Unused envelopes, 2, 5 c. . • Pair <

Soruth „ 1, 4 anna-

Spain, unused (1875), 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 5U .-. ; i, 4, U> pest Set

„ Used for telegraph (1876), 4, 10 pest . . . Pair

Western Australia, 1, 2, 4, 6 p. ; Is.. . . . . Set

The above stamps are all used, except w hen ii is otherwise stated,
one or more sets a penny must be added for prepayment of postage

s. d.

8
3 3

1 10
8

1 8
() 4

12 6

3 9

1 6

2 2
1 6
1 3

3 6

2 6

3 6

5
6

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2

10
For

SIlut ipwiat^ 3^m\[i

No. 3. APRIL. 1879,

|E have much pleasure in intimating to our readers
generally, and more particularly to the country members
of the Philatelic Society of London, that arrange-
ments have been made, in accordance with which a
certain portion of our space will in future be reserved
for the publication of the Society's proceedings. In
those pages will be inserted such, reports of the meet-
ings and other matter as the Secretary may call upon us to publish ;
and as regards that portion of the Philatelic Record, we shall, as a
matter of course, exercise no editorial functions. We understand
that hitherto several country members of the Society who are
unable to atteod the meetings have expressed regret that no means
should exist whereby they might follow the deliberations, and be
kept informed of the work of the metropolitan members. This
cause for regret will now be removed, and they will be kept au
courant of what is doing in the necessarily long intervals which
must elapse between the more important of the Society's publica-
tions ; another of which, viz., the Catalogue of the Stamps,
Envelopes, and Cards of Great Britain, is now being prepared for
the press.

AN ADVERTISEMENT.

In our first number we announced our willingness to afford to
purveyors of forgeries such advertisement as our circulation may
command, and already we have a claimant for our good offices in
the person of Mr. Stork, of 3, Shakespeare Street, Walmesley Street,
Hull, a town which, if we mistake not, has before now had cause
to deplore the reputation of some of her stamp-dealing citizens.

A correspondent has sent us a sheet of ninety-eight stamps,
supplied to him by Mr. Stork, every single one of which is a forgery.

Price 4d. 2s. 6d. per Annum. Abroad, 3s.

18 AN ADVERTISEMENT.

We believe that it is usual for those who supply similar wares to
entitle them " stamps " only ; but in this case they are described
as "Foreign and Colonial Postage Stamps," which they most
certainly are not. "Whilst some of the specimens, notably the
Japanese and Argentine, are sufficiently well executed to deceive
young collectors, the majority are contemptible even as forgeries.
These works of art are priced at one penny each, and they include,
as is most justly pointed out, some very rare varieties. Indeed, a
consideration of the price is that which should protect the veriest
beginner who has ever invested in the price-list of a respectable
dealer from being swindled. Any boy who has glanced at
the quotations in such a list, and who then expects to get the
2 reals, Spain, 1851 ; rare Luzon, Bolivia, &c. — for the modest sum
of one penny, deserves little sympathy, although his stupidity in
no way excuses the fraud practised upon him.

In one instance the forger of the stamps before us has gone a
little further than probably he intended. To imitate the current
stamps of Great Britain or her colonies is, we believe, not to pat
too fine a point upon it, felony. Here we have a forgery of the
current sixpence, Cape of Good Hope, unobliterated in any way,
and this stamp we shall be happy to hold at the disposal of those
Government authorities whom it may concern. To offer for sale
such forgeries in England seems closely allied to uttering forged
documents, and we have no doubt whatever is a misdemeanour and
punishable on indictment in a criminal court.

As our readers may wish to know more respecting Mr. Stork, if
only with the view of showing him that courtesy which is his due
should they come across him, we add such meagre information as
we have been able to glean. Mr. Stork's age is about twenty-three,
so that he is better entitled to boast of his youth than of his
innocence. He is tall, and his appearance is said to be gentlemanly !
He is a clerk in some office in Hull, and trades (in these counter-
feits) under the firm of A. J." Stork and Co. The invariable
answer received by those who call at the address which we have
given is, that Mr. S. is " out." He is said to be doing a very large
trade in the "stamps" to which we have ventured to take exception,
although we are willing to allow for a little exaggeration in the
number (4,800) upon the sheet before us. Some of the sheets are
accompanied by a note in a feminine hand, signed L. Morgan. To
this somewhat lengthy advertisement we have only to add the time-
honoured exhortation — "Foreign and colonial papers, please copy."

NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS. 19

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Bavaria. — The Postal Union card for this country has made its
appearance. The stamp, arms, is in pale carmine upon buff, value
10 pfennig. There are four lines of inscription : 1st, "welt-
postverein " (Union Postale Universelle) ; 2nd, " post-karte aus
deutschland;" 3rd, "bayern;" 4th, (allemagne-baviere). Then
comes the prefix " an " in script type, and two long and two short
dotted lines for the address. There is no border, and the reverse
side is perfectly plain.

10 pfennig, postal card, pale carmine on buff. Size 134 x 88 millimetres.

British Guiana. — We have to warn collectors against British
Guiana stamps of various values (with value obliterated and bear-
ing horizontal and vertical bars) purporting to have been recently
used as provisionals. Unfortunately the simple character of the
alterations in the stamps which really were used as makeshifts,
renders it comparatively easy to imitate them or to invent others of
similar types. As a rule, however, the counterfeits betray them-
selves through the bars being above the post-mark.

Danish West Indies. — Ref erring to our description in No. 2
of the 2 gulden 50 cents values for Surinam and Curacao, we find
that our information, derived from a correspondent, was not strictly
correct. We are now in possession of the stamp for Surinam, and
find that its colours are orange and green, so that probably its
congener of Curacao is the violet and brown.

Denmark. — There is a new postage stamp. It is of the same
type as the other current values, the oval being in bright blue and
the frame carmine.

5 ore, carmine and blue. Wmk. Crown, per/. 14.

Egypt. — Although the new issue is very smooth and elegant,
and the colours are what some ladies would term "sweetly pretty,"
we yet have the bad taste to prefer the two previous issues. The
five values of the current stamps are in colour on white, and do
not vary in design except as regards the frames.

5 paras .

. brown ^

10 „

. mauve

20 „

. ultramarine

Wmk. Crescent and Star,

1 piastre .

. rose

per/. 13.

2 „ •

. orange

5 „ .

. emerald-green J

Great Britain. — The new Newspaper-wrapper resembles its
predecessor in every respect, save that the stamp and the directions
are printed in red-brown instead of green.

|d. newsband, red-brown on buff paper.

France. — There are two very distinct shades of the current 1
centime, the one printed on greyish and the other upon blue paper.

20 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

India. — Thanks to the kindness of Mrs. Tebay, who has lent us
her specimens, we have something quite new in the way of
" Native " stamps to describe. Here we pause ; for it is borne in
upon us that they are extremely difficult to describe, so much so
that, contrary to our rule, we have determined to illustrate one of
the types. We are unable to decipher the Oriental inscriptions
upon the stamps ; and even the numerals are not those which we
are accustomed to find on the stamps of Cabul, Cashmere, or other
Eastern stamps with which we are acquainted. The stamps of
four several values are each printed in black upon slips of thin
white European paper about 8x5 inches
(watermarked DorJington and Gregory), and
are, we suppose, of the nature of envelopes,
or rather wrappers. Our engraving gives a
very good idea of the impression, which
varies slightly in each stamp, but importantly
only as regards the numeral, which in the
stamp we illustrate somewhat resembles a
figure 3.

No. 1 has a short sentence in Oriental character on the left-hand
side of the slip of paper. The stamp is two inches from the top
and as many from the edge of the right-hand side. Below is
printed in rough type, " rajeepla state post office," and beneath
that, "rewa kanta." No. 2 has the same Oriental sentence to
left, followed by the word " Eegistered " in Roman capitals. The
stamp as in No. 1, save for the numeral, which somewhat resembles
a 2. Below, in rough type, "from nandode post office," and
beneath that, "unkleshwar." No. 3 has the same sentence to
left. The numeral on the stamp is something like an 8, and below
are two lines of Oriental inscription. No. 4 has the same sentence
to left, a peculiar numeral on the stamp, and no inscription below.
We have to chronicle for the benefit of those who are curious
in topsy-turvy surcharges the current 2 annas " service," with
the surcharge reversed.

Italy. — The last Postal Card for this country is lithographed in
red-brown on white, and is of the value of 10 centesimi. The
effigy of Victor Emanuel is in the left-hand corner. There are two
lines of inscription : 1st, " cartolina postle ;" 2nd, the value,
" dieci centesimi," which does not appear on the stamp. In the
right-hand corner is a circle. Beneath the two lines of inscription
are the arms of Italy. Then the prefix "a" with three long and
one short dotted lines for the address. In the lower left-hand
corner is the intimation that this side is reserved for the direction.
Reverse quite plain.

Japan. — Mr. Campbell calls our attention to the fact that some
of the current issue are printed upon the native fibrous paper as
well as on the ordinary wove. He possesses all the values up to
10 sen on the native paper.

NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS. 21

Luzon. — In the catalogue of M. Moens, and in some others, an
imaginary issue of four values for these islands is still recorded
under the date of 1847. In reference to this myth Mr. G.
Campbell, of Tours, writes to us as follows : " Sen. Don Antonio
G. y Pania, the late Postmaster-General of the Philippines, has
told me over and over again that no stamps were issued previous
to 1853. In that year he landed in Manilla, and it was shortly
after he had assumed his post that he ordered the first plates to be
struck for printing stamps. Sen. G. y Pania also told me that
forgeries of the first issues, 1853-54, were discovered and seized,
and that these were the work of natives, or more probably of
Chinese."

Mexico. — The new Porte de Mar stamps are very similar in
design to those lately current, but are not much larger than the
ordinary run of postage stamps.

Monte Video. — We have now received the set of three
envelopes and one newsband. Each of the three envelopes varies
in size; and now that we see them unused, we cannot alter the
opinion we ventured to expressed last month upon the cut specimen
which we had then seen. They are poor things. All the values
are lithographed upon white paper, and the envelopes have plain
rounded flaps and white gum. The 5 centesimos bears the numeral
5 in dullish red. On the dash of the 5- is the word centesimos.
The sun peeps over the upper curve of the body of the figure. On
the thick down-stroke is printed, reading downwards, " republic a
del Uruguay," and the arms, in a double-lined oval, just fit inside
the lower part of the numeral. The 10 centesimos we have
already described. The 20 centesimos has the ornamental numerals
in lake-red. Between the tops of the 2 and the peeps forth the
sun. Between and partially covering the two figures are the arms
in double-lined oval, and over all a double-lined pointed oval con-
tains the inscription, " republica," &c. above, and " centesimos "
below. This oval, together with the smaller one in the centre,
somewhat resemble an eye. The newsband stamp consists of a
small double-lined oval, also in red, containing the words, "re-
publica oriental del Uruguay." Within it are two three-quarter
circles, the upper one occupied by the sun, and the lower one by
the word " centesimo " in a curve, over all being an ornamental
figure 1. They are in sheets of 10 bands.

1 centesimo, newsband, red, size 350 x 44 millimetres, on white laid paper.

5 centesimos, envelope, dull red, size 140 x 76 millimetres, on white laid
paper.

5 centesimos, envelope, dull red, size 140 x 76 millimetres, on white wove
paper.

10 centesimos, envelope, dark blue, size 148x83 millimetres, on white
laid paper.

20 centesimos, envelope, lake-red, size 152 x 87 millimetres, on white laid
paper.

22 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

Panama. — Amongst a batch of post-marked specimens sent to
him lately Mr. de Ysasi has found the 5 centavos perforated. The
stamp, which we have examined, is a somewhat peculiar one. The
perforation, which we had not the means at hand for measuring,
seems to be about 12, and is roughly executed. At the back of the
stamp are evident traces of previous attempts at rouletting.

Peru. — The 10 cs. of the current issue is said to exist without
perforation.

St. Vincent. — In addition to the surcharged (?) specimens
which we have already noticed, we have now found the Id. black
with the surcharge in red. It is possible after all that this peculi-
arity may only be a new cancellation stamp, for we find no addi-
tional post-mark on the specimens we possess.

Victoria. — The Gfuia del Coleccionista de Sellos de Correos of
Valparaiso announces a new Id. stamp, of the same type as the
current 2d. According to the Guia, &c, it is in green, printed in
relief on blue paper.

Wurtemberg". — Here are three new Postal Cards to describe.
The first bears a 5 pfennig stamp, arms in mauve on buff. It has
two lines of inscription : 1st, "konigreich wdrttemberg," with the
arms type-printed between the two words ; 2nd, "postkarte." Then
comes the prefix " an " in German type, followed by two long
dotted lines, and then " in" also in German type, followed by two
short dotted lines. This card is without border, and the reverse
side is perfectly plain. No. 2 is the Postal Union Card. The
stamp arms, is in pale carmine upon buff, 1 value pfennig. There
are three lines of inscription : 1st, "weltpostverein" (Union Postale
Universelle) ; 2nd, "postkarte aus deutschland ;" 3rd, "Alle-
magne-wcrttemberg." The prefix " an" in script type, is fol-
lowed by two long and two short dotted lines for the address. The
whole is encompassed by a key border of the colour of the stamp,
and with small square ornaments in the corners. The reverse side is
quite plain. No. 3 would seem to be a novelty in the way of postal
cards, destined only for the circulation of printed notices. The
stamp, arms, is in green upon buff, value 3 pfennig. There are two
lines of inscription : 1st, "k. wurttemberg-postgebiet," the arms,
type-printed, separating the two words ; 2nd, " drucksache." All
this, being interpreted, means : Royal Wurtemberg postal territory,
or boundary, and printed matter; prefixes and dotted lines for
address as in the 5 pfennig card; no border. The reverse side,
which is quite plain, is occupied, in the cards sent to us by our
correspondent, by the advertisement of a periodical specially
destined for the delectation of youth.

3 pfennig post card . mauve on buff . . . size 139 x 91£ mm.

10 „ „ . pale carmine on buff . . „ 142 x 91 \ „

3 „ „ green on buff, for printed matter „ 141 x 91| „

NOTES AND QUERIES. 23

Pfltlateltc ^Literature*

Forged Stumps, and How to Detect Them. Price Is. Id.
The first work of the late E. L. Pemberton.

The Philatelical Journal Vol.1. 1872. Price 10s. 6d.

The Philatelical Journal. January to April, 1875. The four Parts, price Is. 6d.
Single numbers of the above, except January, 1872, maybe had at 6d. each.

The Philatelical Catalogue. Part I. Price Is. Id. Extra Edition, price Is. 7d.

The Stamp Collector's Handbook. Second Edition. 350 pages, embellished
with over 900 Illustrations. The last work of the late E. L. Pembekton.

No. 1. — Crown 8vo, appropriately designed cover, and bound in cloth gilt,
5s. ; post free, 5s. 6d. ; abroad, 6s.

No. 2. — Crown 8vo, on fine toned paper, handsomely bound, 10s. ; post
free, 10s. 6d. ; abroad, lis.

Messrs Pemberton, Wilson, & Co. are the sole agents for the publications
of the Philatelical Society of London.

Part I. of the Society's Catalogue, treating of the stamps of Spain and
Colonies, is now ready. Price 2s. ; or in sheets, 2s. Id.

All the above Works are sent post free. Wholesale prices on application.

Notes anO €tttertes-

Trinidad. — " Spanish-town" asks when the penny value, perforated,
was first issued. He believes that it appeared much earlier than is stated
in Moens' Catalogue {i.e. in 1863-64). So do we ; but we reserve what
little we have to say upon the subject in the hope that others will reply
to his question.

Griqualand (X.) — So far as our experience goes the scarcest of these
surcharged stamps are those with the very small red G upon the 4d. value.

Transvaal (H. L.) — The issue on pelure paper must have preceded
annexation of the province by a very short time. We have only seen
the Id., 3d. and 6d. values on pelure, both imperforate and rouletted.
We do not believe that the Is. ever existed on pelure. We shall be glad
to see the stamp you speak of, but fear, from your description of it, that
it is a bogus.

Natal (J. B.) — We have never seen the Id. and 3d. first issue, star
water-marked imperforate. They are chronicled by Moens', but were
perhaps proofs. We have a fine post-marked copy of the 6d. (1862-64),
which is undoubtedly imperforate.

24 NOTICES.

British Guiana (E. D.) — Sorry that we cannot credit yon with a
discovery. The 12 cent, stamp which yon send us is No. 71 in Moens'.
The other, purporting to be one of the recent provisionals, is a " duffer."
We have called attention elsewhere to the fact that these counterfeits
are cropping up.

Virgin Isles (T. S.) — We have seen the Id. value watermarked C. C,
and crown, but no others.

(Penge). — We have handed your letter to our publishers,

who will no doubt communicate with you.

(A. R. M.) — All three are forgeries, and poor ones too.

Great Britain. — In answer to a query in No. 1, we are now able to
give the positive information that the new round die for the registration
envelopes was first used by the Inland Revenue Stamping Department
on the 27th March, 1878. It further appears that the oval stamped
envelopes are still being issued, together with the round ones, and will
be until the stock of them, which is large, is exhausted.

Notices-

We beg to offer an unusually fine and select stock of Postage
Stamps, Envelopes, Cards, and Proofs, at very reasonable prices,
any of which we will send, on approval, to customers, or they
can be seen by appointment at our office.

SPECIALITIES.

A very complete collection of a well-known amateur, almost entire,
containing principally used stamps in fine condition ; no locals. Price
£380.

Proofs for Sale. — A magnificent collection of proofs and essays,
1540 in number, containing many matchless specimens, especially
artist's proofs of French, Italian, Belgian, and British Colonial obsolete
and current stamps. The whole will be sold for the comparatively low
price of £150.

Fiscals for Sale. — Three complete sets of unused Canadian Law
Stamps, very beautiful— 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 cents ;
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 dollars, surcharged C.F., F.F., or L.S. Each set of 15
at 30s., or the complete series of 45 for £4.

Mauritius. — Plate of 12 types, used, in good condition, price £5 5s.

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PEMBERTON, WILSON, & CO.

CHEAP SETS.

9 kr.

I, 5 sh.
1 anna

purple
2 p.,

Argentine, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 16 c.

„ 30, 60, 90 c.

Baden envelopes, entire (1862), 3, 6,
Bergedorf, \, 1, 1|, 3, 4 sch.
Bolivia, eagle, (unused), 5, 50, 100 c. .
„ 9 stars (unused), 50, 100 c. .
„ 11 stars (unused), 50, 100 c .
,, The entire set of seven stamps for
Brazil (unused), 10, 20, 100 rs.
10, 20, 100, 260 rs.
Envelopes, 10, 200, 300 rs. (cut) .
Cape of Good Hope, triangular 1, 4 p.

„ Current £, 1, 4, 4, 6 p. ;

Cashmere, obsolete, rect. (unused), 3, 6 pies

„ Current (unused), \ anna, slate ; 1 a., red ; 2 a.

Ceylon (unused), |, 2 p., yellow ; 2 p., bistre; 2 p., green

emerald ; 3, 4, 5 p , olive ; 10 p ; 1,2 sh.
Ceylon Service (unused), I, 2, 3, 6, 9 p.
1, 2 sh.
„ Unused current, 32, 64 c.
Chili, 1867, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 c.
China (unused), 1, 3, 5 cand.
Costa Rica, |, 2, 4 rls. ; 1 peso
Guatemala, 1877, 2, 4 rls.
Heligoland (unused), \, \, %, f, 1, 1|, 2, 6 sch.
Honduras Republic, provisional surcharged, rare Medio,

and Dos
Hong Kong, 2, 3, 10 dollars
Mauritius (unused), blue, brick, vermilion

„ „ 6 p., imperf, 6 p. per/.

Natal, current, J, 1, 4, 6 p.
New Zealand, |, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 p. ; Is.
Orange Free State, 1, 4, 6 p. ; Is.
Persia (unused), 1, 2, 5, 10 shahi
Peru, 2, 5, 10, 50 c. ; 1 sol.

,, Unused envelopes, 2, 5 c.
Soruth ,, 1,4 annas

Spain (unused), 1875, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50 c.

Used for telegraph (1876), 4, 10 pest
Western Australia, 1, 2, 4, 6 p. ; Is. .

The above stamps are all used, except when it is otherwise stated,
one or more sets a penny must be added for prepayment of postage.

Remittances under 2s. 6d. should be made in low-value stamps ; over that
amount, by P. O.O. payable at the Holborn and Grays Inn Post Offices.

1,4,

10 pest

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Set

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For

Wanted to Purchase, for Cash, or Exchange. — Local Indian Stamps,
Cabul, Cashmere, Alwur, Bhopaul, Nandode, Corea, etc. etc., used or unused ;
also Deccan, Portugi^e Indies, Japan.

Published by Pembrrton, Wilson, & Co., 2, South Square? Grays Inn, London, "W.C. ;
to whom all communications must be addressed.

glut |lltito$4 |^at[£

No. 4. MAY. 1879.

,T is with much regret that we have to preface this number
with an apology. In so far as our modesty would permit,
we were rather pleased with ourselves, and with No. 3 of
the Philatelic Record as we fondly hoped that it would
reach our readers. Our labours were temporarily over;
we felt that we had anticipated most of our contemporaries
in the matter of novelties, and altogether life had assumed a sunnier
aspect than it is wont to do when we sit down to construct a
number out of chaos (when in luck), and at other times out of
nothing. We were sharply reminded that this is after all but a
vale of tears, when we found that the report of the Philatelic
Society's proceedings had gone astray in the post, and that owing
to its absence an ugly blank on the last page of the Record was
made painfully conspicuous.

This month we have again a goodly number of novelties to
chronicle, some of them — notably the new issues of Spain and
Mexico — being important ones. The Spanish authorities persevere
in a plan which ours, after a trial, discarded; namely, that of
using the same stamps for both postal and telegraphic purposes.
The stamps of previous Spanish issues which have been used for
the prepayment of telegrams, are distinguishable from those which
have franked letters through the difference in the obliteration ; but
so far as we can remember these are the first stamps of any country
which bear the record upon their face that they are letter and
telegram stamps at one and the same time. It is almost a pity
that a nation like the Spanish, which has so vast a variety of coin,
from maravedis to centimos, cannot employ some of the waters of
this Pactolus in the liquidation of their debt.

Price 4d. 2s. 6d. per Annum. Abroad ', 3 s.

28 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

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Argentine. — We have never seen it noticed that the 5 centavos
of 1867 exists rouletted as well as perforated. •

Azores. — We are informed that the current 15 and 20 reis
postal cards are about to be superseded by new ones of the values
of 20 and 30 reis. Two envelopes have now been issued exactly-
resembling the Madeiras described by us last month, save only for
the surcharge.

25 reis . . . dull blue on bufi envelope

50 „ . . . carmine „ „ two sizes

Cashmere. — We have the \ anna rectangular, slate, of the later
issue of 1878, perforated. This variety, which has hitherto been
unchronicled, appears to be very scarce ; only one sheet, amongst
some hundreds, having been found with the perforation. It is, of
course, well known that in the ordinary stamp the perforation is
figured along the edges, but not executed.

\ anna slate, rectangular, per/. 12

Egypt. — We have a post card from this country which was
issued on the 1st inst. In the right-hand upper corner is the stamp,
value 20 paras, which is the same, as regards design, as the adhesive
of the same value, but is of a red-brown colour, very similar to our
own l^d., recently withdrawn from circulation. In the left-hand
upper corner is an inscription in three lines : 1st, union postale
universelle; 2nd, egypte ; 3rd, carte postale. On the left-hand
side of the stamp is another inscription in Arabic. There are four
dotted bines for the address, the first one being headed with the
prefix a. The border, of the same colour as the stamp, is filled in
on three sides with ornaments ; but the upper portion is divided
into two parts, the left-hand portion containing the words " L'ad-
dresse seule doit etre ecrite de ce cote," and the right-hand portion
an Arabic inscription, which probably has the same meaning. The
reverse side is plain.

Post card, 20 paras, red-brown on buff, size 4f x 3t§- inches.

HelsingforS. — We have received the 25 penni, Ingbats-post.
imperforated.

25 penni blue and orange, imperf.

India. — In our notice of the rewa kanta stamps, in ]STo. 3, the
word rajpeepla was wrongly printed rajeepla. Mr. Philbrick
has favoured us with the following notes concerning them : " Eewa
Kanta is the state, Eajpeepla the chief town, and Nandode (or
Naundode) another town in it, on the river Nerbudda, all near
Baroda, in the Bombay Presidency. The values are 2, 3, and 8 annas,

NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS. 29

and the fourth we cannot read, but believe to be 1 rupee. The
word in the centre is 'anna,' in the current hand of the Hindoo
merchant's clerk. The stamps, although new to philatelists, are
old, dating, we think, from 1875. The first name in the watermark
should be Dorling, not Dorlington."

Mauritius. — We have two postal cards from this colony. No. 1,
we are informed, was a provisional, and only in use for a few days ;
whilst No. 2 is the accepted model, and now current. We take
leave to doubt, however, that it will be a permanent institution.
No. 1 is a very sightly specimen of native manufacture. In the
right-hand upper corner is a ruled-off space for the stamp. In the
upper centre of the card is the word Mauritius in plain Eoman
capitals, beneath which are the arms of the colony, surmounted by
a crown, and with two sprays of oak-leaves branching upwards on
each side of the shield. A scroll label passing behind the shield,
covering a portion of the oak branches, and extending nearly from
side to side of the card, bears the words, in thin Eoman type,
inland on the one side, and post card on the other. Beneath the
arms is a scroll with the motto, "stella clavis que maris indici."
Then comes a thick line separating the ornamental part of the card
from that which is left for the address, which has to be written on
three fine lines, the first of which is headed by the letter m in script
type. On the left-hand side, reading upwards, are the words, " The
address only to be written on this side." On the right-hand side
is the same intimation in French, broken into two lines, owing to
the stamp occupying a portion of the space. The whole is bordered
by two lines — one thick, and the other fine — and between the two,
in the lower left-hand corner, is the name e. dupuy, probably that
of the designer or printer of the card. The reverse side is perfectly
plain. No. 2, which, we are told, has ousted the more ornamental
No. 1 from the field, is not much superior, as a work of art, to the
Jamaica provisional post cards. In the left-hand upper corner is a
ruled-off space for a stamp. In the upper centre of the card are
the royal arms (not those of the colony), and beneath them, in a
straight line, the words Mauritius post card, in small ornamental
capitals, followed by five lines for the address. The same notifica-
tions, printed in the same way, are found to the right and left of
the card, and the border also is the same as in No. 1 ; but to this
specimen of ingenuity no artist's (!) name is attached, and we don't
wonder at his diffidence. Eeverse side plain. Both our cards have
the provisional 2 cents adhesive affixed to them.

A correspondent has sent us specimens of a provisional halfpenny
Mauritius which we have never seen in a postmarked condition.
It is the late ninepenny lilac, with ^ on one side and d on the other
side of the head, and halfpenny printed in a straight line over the
original value. The surcharge on one of the stamps sent to us is
printed in red, and on the other in black ; otherwise they are pre-
cisely similar. Our correspondent informs us that only ninety
stamps were printed with the black, and nine hundred with the red

30 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

surcharge. Both the stamps before us have the word cancelled
upon them, like the rest of the remainders now offering for sale.

Xo. 1, postal card, without value, lithographed black on white, size 4H x 3 ins.
No. 2, „ „ ' typographed „ 4l£x2ifins.*

Adhes'ves ■ -^'' vame surcharged in black upon the 9d. lilac of 1S61-62.
[ od... „ red „ „

Mexico. — There are two post cards and three new adhesives,
all of which have passed through the post, and are probably, at
any rate as regards the adhesives, only an instalment of the novel-
ties which we may expect to welcome from the country which holds
the Cure Hidalgo in such high reverence. At last, however, we fail
to recognise upon the stamps now before us the familiar features
of that worthy. The portrait which takes the place of his is one
with which we seem to be familiar on the fiscal labels. If we
mistake not, it is that of Senor Don J. M. Moreles. Perhaps the
Eev. Hidalgo has been translated to a new issue of fiscals.

The three adhesives in our possession differ from one another in
colour and in value only. The effigy, on a white ground, is in an
engine-turned oval, bordered by two plain lines within and two
wavy ones without, very like the one in the 100 centavos of the
last issue. In the two upper corners are double-lined rectangles
containing the figures of value. Over the top of the oval is a
scroll, something like a letter M, the legs of which are very much
astride, and the middle portion very short and stumpy. On the
left leg is the word "correos," and on the right one " Mexico."
A very small five-pointed star occupies the notch forming the
centre of the M-like scrolL Below, on a label, the ends of which
disappear behind the oval, but the straight portion of which cr oss -
the lower part of it, is the value in words. The oval itself is
kept in a perpendicular position by two draining or ventilating
bricks, beneath which is printed, in small type, " de la pena." the
first four letters on the left, and the other four on the right-hand
side. This is probably the name of the designer. The stamps
are about one-eighth of an inch longer and broader than those of
the last issue. Two of the specimens we have are surcharged in
the usual way, with the name of a province and a number ; but
one of the values has the number only.

We are indebted to a correspondent for the description of the
two postal cards. They vary only in colour, the one being printed
in rose on a pale green card, whilst the other is printed in blue on
brownish buff. In the right-hand upper corner is a double-lined
rectangle for the stamp — a 2 centavos in both our specimens.
Above, in the centre of the card, is : 1st, u union postale univer-
selle ;" 2nd, " mexique ;" 3rd, " union postal universal Mexico,"
each inscription being ornamented with flourishes. Then come four
lines of varying length for the address. In the left-hand lower
corner two lines in Spanish adjure us to write nothing other than

* At the request of several correspondents, we shall in future, when
describing cards and envelopes in our own possesion, give the measurements
in inches instead of in millimetres.

NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS. 31

the address upon this side. The border consists of a single line
on the left and lower, and a double one on the upper and right-
hand sides.

Adhesives. 2 centavos, violet-brown ) x>™+„ i„„ „,Ji„ „x.n.

5 „ orange-vermilion Rectangular colour on white,
10 „ Prussian-blue ) per/. u 2 .

Post Cards. No. 1, without value, printed in rose on pale green. Size,
5| x 2i% in.
No. 2, without value, printed in blue on brownish buff. Size,
5| x 2l| in.

The Philatelistischer VerJcekr, of Leipsic, proclaims the colours
of the new " Porte de Mar ". stamps to be as follows :

2 centavos . . brown 25 centavos . . blue
5 „ yellow 100 „ . . violet

10 „ . red

Montevideo. — Mr. Philbrick has the 10 centesimos envelope,
described in our last, on white wove paper, as well as on laid.

Natal. — The latest novelty from this colony is the rose-coloured
fiscal surcharged " postage — one penny," in the same type as that
which appears upon the violet sixpenny, transformed into a penny
value, recently in use. Under the head of resuscitations, we may
mention that Mr. Philbrick possesses the Id. orange-yellow fiscal
unsurcharged, but having been used to prepay postage. The rose
fiscal, similarly employed, has been chronicled, but we do not
remember having heard of the yellow one. Mr. Burnett has the
Id. value of 1875 with the word "postage" inverted.

Id. carmine, surcharge " postage " inverted.

Id. orange-yellow, fiscal stamp used for postage.

6d. rose, fiscal stamp surcharged "postage — one penny."

Peru. — A new value has made its appearance, a 1 centavo. In
the centre are the arms, as in the 1 sol. These are enclosed within
an oval bearing the inscription, " correos del peru. un centavo."
The numeral 1 occupies two circles in the upper and two squares
in the lower corners. The intervening spaces between the oval and
the margins of the stamp are filled up with arabesques. The stamp
seems to proceed from the same manufactory as its precursors, and,
like them, has the gridiron indentation.

1 centavo, orange, coloured imp. on white, gridiron, perf. 13.

Portugal. — The 50 reis is now printed in bright blue, instead
of in green as heretofore.

50 reis bright blue

Roumania. — M. Moens states, in the Timbre Poste, that owing
to the introduction of Post-office orders into this country (we fail
to grapple with the reason), the colours of the postage stamps will
be altered as follows, and that the 30 bani, or centimes, as he prints
it in error, is to be discontinued :
14 bani .

3 „ •
5 „ .

10 „ .

green
light olive

15 bani

. brick-red

25 „

. blue

sea-green

50 „

. bistre

carmine

32 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

San Salvador. — We have two new postage stamps from this
country ; but whether they form part of an entirely new issue, or
whether they are merely supplementary values to those already
in use, we are unable to say. No. 1, of the value of 1 c. (we
presume, eentavo), is lithographed in green upon white. In the
centre, upon a background of horizontal lines, is the volcano with
the bow of eleven stars, as in the first issue. These, the arms, are
enclosed in a double-lined oval, touching the top, bottom, and sides
of the stamp, in the upper part of which are the words " union
postal universal," and in the lower, "republica del Salvador."
In the four corners are as many small circles — in the two upper
ones 1 and c, and in the lower c and 1. A few scrolled lines in
the spandrels complete the ornamentation. Xo. 2, of the value
of 5 c, or centavos, is a somewhat larger stamp than Xo. 1. The
arms in the centre are within a shield upon a background of hori-
zontal lines. The oval is broader, and does not touch the top of the
stamp, and the intervening space is filled up by small ornaments.
The inscription in the oval is the same, and the four corner circles
have 5.c. at the top, and c.5. at the bottom. The stamps we
have seen are obliterated with a five-pointed star, like the current
Guatemalan.

1 eentavo . . green ) Coloured imp. on white,

5 „ . blue (shades) } per/. 12.

Spain. — We are now in possession of the new issue, the pre-
paration of which we announced in Xo. 2. It consists of 10
values of one and the same type, and is even inferior in execution
to the set which it supersedes. The effigy of King Alphonso is
almost an exact reproduction of the last one, and bears the same
name, " julia," upon the extremity of the neck. It is enclosed in
a similar oval, but is turned to the left instead of to the right.
The border also resembles that in the last issue, differing only in
the way in which it is arranged in the spandrels. There are the
same bars above and below, but on the upper one we find (instead
of the word " comunicaciones ") " correos y teleg 3 ," indicating
that the new stamps may be used to frank letters and telegrams
indifferently. On the lower bar is the value, which is now given
in centimes instead of in cents tie peseta.

grey-black

green

carmine

brown

pale mauve

orange

bright rose

lilac-grey

stone

Mr. de Ysasi informs us that henceforth no more of the Im-
puesta de Guerra stamps will be issued for use on letters. The
extra tax will be charged as heretofore, but will be paid in the
ordinary postage stamps, and no longer in special ones.

2 centimos

peseta

5»

Colour on white, no wmk.
per/. U.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF LONDON. 33

Victoria. — The Wiener J. B. Zeitung announces that a special
envelope has been prepared for use during the time of the ap-
proaching exhibition at Melbourne, in imitation of the Philadelphia
Centennial. Our contemporary describes the novelty as follows :
" White paper ; in the upper right-hand corner a blue circular hand-
stamp, with the words, ' chief secretary, frank stamp, victoria,'
encircling the arms. In the left-hand lower corner is printed in
three lines, in black, ' office of the commissioners for the

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1880 (query 1879)

TREASURY, MELBOURNE.'"

JFrats^mg* sf % J^Hnfrftij jl ttmfa tji Jbttfom.

The eighth meeting of the season was held on the 19th April, at
the chambers of Mr. Burnett. The President occupied the chair.
The correspondence having been read, and other business transacted,
a new member was elected — Miss Penton, proposed by the Pre-
sident, and seconded by Dr. Viner. Mr. Lockyer, proposed by
the Secretary, and seconded by Mr. Burnett, was to come on for
election at next meeting. It was arranged that the next meeting
of the Society should be held on the 3rd May, at the chambers of
Mr. Burnett, and the following one on the 17th May, at 37,
Belgrave Eoad, S.W.

The Secretary then read an exhaustive paper upon the Id., 2d.,
and 4d. postage stamps of Great Britain, the details of which
were fully discussed. It was agreed that each value should be
studied throughout ; that is, that the Id., 2d., 4d., &c, should be
traced from the date of their appearance to the present time,
without stopping to consider the values which were issued inter-
mediately. Many curious and hitherto unchronicled facts in
relation to these stamps were pointed out ; but it was agreed that
the publication of these should be reserved for the Society's
Catalogue of the issues of Great Britain, which is now being
prepared. Upon the proposition of Mr. Burnett, a vote of thanks
was warmly accorded to the Secretary for his conscientious and
laborious work, and to the President for revising and adding to it.

After the business of the day, Mr. de Joannis showed the new
Russian card, envelopes, and adhesive, and Madeira envelopes,
described in No. 2 of the Philatelic Record. Mr. Wilson showed
the new Montevidean envelopes and card, the Egyptians, and the
postal cards described in the present number. Mr. Burnett showed
the new 5 ore Danish, and the 2 gulden 50 cents of Surinam.

The subject of study at the next meeting to be the 3d., 6d., Is.,
and 9d. stamps of Great Britain ; and the sequel of Mr. de Joannis'
paper to be read.

34 NOTES AND QUERIES.

The ninth meeting of the season was held at the chambers of
Mr. Burnett, the President in the chair. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and confirmed, and Mr. Lockyer was elected
a member of the Society. The Secretary read a letter from
Mr. Bigge on the varieties of the 4d. Great Britain with small
letters, and the thanks of the meeting were accorded to Mr. Rigge
for his communication. The President then read the continuation
of the MS. on the stamps of Great Britain, treating of the 3d.,
6cL, 9d., 10d., and Is. values, which were fully considered and
discussed.

After the business of the day, the President showed a very rare
Confederate stamp, a variety of the Baton Rouge. The lettering is
in four lines: 1st., "p.o. ;" 2nd, "baton rouge, la.;" 3rd,
"paid. 2 cts. ;" 4th, "j. mc ccmick" (for McCormick) — the
whole within a typographic ornamental border forming Maltese
crosses. Green impression on thin wove paper, obliterated with
pen-strokes. The Secretary showed, on behalf of a friend, a very
artful falsification which assumed to be a used specimen of a
Id. V.E. Upon examination it was found that the Maltese crosses
in the upper corners had been very neatly erased, and the letters
"v.r." substituted in Indian ink. Mr. de Joannis also exhibited
a South Australian stamp, post-marked August, 1879. Mr. Wilson
showed the new Mexican adhesives ; Mrs. Tebay, the Eewa Kanta
stamps ; and Mr. Burnett, the new Natal.

The next meeting of the Society was fixed for the 17th May, to
be held at No. 37, Belgrave Road, S.W., at 2.30 p.m.; and the
subject for study will be the stamps of Great Britain.

Notes aulr €tum'e9,

Natal. — In replying to J. B., in our last, we spoke somewhat doubt-
ingly of the existence, as actual stamps, of the Id. and 3d., star wmk.,
imperforate. Mr. Philbrick informs us that he possesses both of them.

Trinidad. — We have now found the specimens of the Id. value,
perforated, which we had in mind when answering the query of
" Spanish-town," in No. 3. They are postmarked September, 1859.

New South Wales (X.) — The 5d. has for some time past been
watermarked with the crown and N. S. W., instead of the original
numeral of value.

(B. B.) — Argentine, genuine ; Cashmere, ditto ;

British Guiana and Western Australia, duffers.

(T. S.) — Perfectly genuine, and a valuable

stamp.

NOTICES. 35

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T$otitt&.

SPECIALITIES.

A very complete collection of a well-known amateur, almost entire,
containing principally used stamps in fine condition ; no locals. Price
£380.

Proofs for Sale. — A magnificent collection of proofs and essays,
1540 in number, containing many matchless specimens, especially
artist's proofs of French, Italian, Belgian, and British Colonial obsolete
and current stamps. The whole will be sold for the comparatively low
price of £150.

Fiscals for Sale. — Three complete sets of unused Canadian Law
Stamps, very beautiful— 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 cents ;
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 dollars, surcharged C.F., F.F., or L.S. Each set of 15
at 30s., or the complete series of 45 for £4.

Mauritius. — Plate of 12 types, used, in good condition, price £5 5s.

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PEMBERTON, WILSON, & CO.

CHEAP SETS.

Argentine, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 16 c. .

„ 30, 60, 90 c.

Baden envelopes, entire (1862), 3, 6, 9 kr.
Bergedorf, J, 1, 1|, 3, 4 sch.
Bolivia, eagle, (unused), 5, 50, 100 c. .
„ 9 stars (unused), 50, 100 c. .
„ 11 stars (unused), 50, 100 c. .
,, The entire set of seven stamps for
Brazil (unused), 10, 20, 100 rs.
„ 10, 20, 100, 260 rs.
„ Envelopes, 10, 200, 300 rs. (cut)
Cape of Good Hope, triangular 1, 4 p.

„ Current J, 1, 4, 4, 6 p. ; 1, 5 sh.

Cashmere, obsolete, rect. (unused), 3, 6 pies ; 1 anna

„ Current (unused) , J anna, slate ; 1 a., red ; 2 a., purpl

Ceylon (unused), |, 2 p., yellow; 2 p., bistre; 2 p., green; 2 p,

emerald ; 3, 4, 5 p., olive ; 10 p. ; 1,2 sh,
Ceylon Service (unused), 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 p.
„ „ „ 1, 2 sh. . .

„ Unused current, 32, 64 c.
ChiH, 1867, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 c. .

China (unused), 1, 3, 5 cand.
Costa Pica, J, 2, 4 rls. ; 1 peso
Greece, Paris Print, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 lepton
Guatemala, 1877, 2, 4 rls.
Heligoland (unused), J, \, J, f, 1, 1J, 2, 6 sch
Hong Kong, 2, 3, 10 dollars
Mauritius (unused), blue, brick, vermilion

„ „ 6 p., imperf, 6 p. per/.

Natal, current, \, 1, 4, 6 p.
New Zealand, |, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 p. ; Is.
Orange Free State, 1, 4, 6 p. ; Is.
Persia (unused), 1, 2, 5, 10 shahi
Peru, 2, 5, 10, 50 c; 1 sol.

„ Unused envelopes, 2, 5 c.
Soruth „ 1, 4 annas .

Spain (unused), 1875, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50 c. ; 1, 4, 10 pest,

„ Used for telegraph (1876), 4, 10 pest
Western Australia, 1, 2, 4, 6 p. ; Is. .

Set

Pair

Set

Pair

3 Sets at
Pair
Set

Pair

Set

Pair

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Set
Pair

Set

For

The above stamps are all used, except when it is otherwise stated,
one or more sets a penny must be added for prepayment of postage.

Eemittances under 2s. 6d. should be made in low- value stamps ; over that
amount, by P.O.O. payable at the Holborn and Grays Tnn Post Office.

Wanted to Purchase, for Cash, or Exchange. — Local Indian Stamps,
Cabul, Cashmere, Alwur, Bhopaul, Nandode, Corea, etc. etc., used or unused ;
also Deccan, Portuguese Indies, Japan, Mexican, and all South American
States, etc.

Published by Pembkrton, Wilson, & Co., 2, South Square, Grays Inn, London, "W.C. ;
to whom all communications must be addressed.

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No. 5. JUNE. 1879.

IE are informed by several good authorities that the
issue of a new penny stamp for this country, to take
the place of the time-honoured label with which we
have so long been familiar, is now imminent. We
sincerely hope that it (probably the most widely cir-
culated postage stamp in the wide world) will do us
credit. As regards the portrait which it is destined to bear, we
confess that we do not feel hopeful, but fear that it will prove to
be a reproduction of that mythic e&Lgy which renders our stamps
and coins so absurd. Can it be a strained and mistaken idea of
loyalty which insists upon depicting Her Majesty, after all these
years, as a girl of twenty ? Surely the likeness of our Queen as
she is — of the sovereign who has earned our love and esteem by
over forty years of beneficent rule, of the lady whose joys and
sorrows as wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, have
been shared in by her faithful subjects — should have greater attrac-
tions for us than that of the untried girl but lately called to the
throne.

To turn from the face of the stamp. to its back, we would fondly
hope that we may be given something not only nicer, but less un-
wholesome to lick, than the atrocious compound which at present
serves for gum or mucilage. We have heard dreadful stories as to
the materials of which it is concocted, and after reading Dr. Arthur
Hill HassaH's letter in Tlie Times of the 2nd instant, and learning
therefrom that, in addition to being sickened by the gum, we run
the risk of being poisoned by the red lead which enters into the
colouring of the stamp, we feel that we are in possession of a real
grievance. A nice inscription for a philatelist's tombstone, forsooth,
" Eleutc par la gomme."

This month we have hardty the average number of novelties to
chronicle, and for several of them, notably the new issues of
Cashmere, Japan, Labuan, Luxemburg, Mexican post card, Straits
Settlements, we are indebted to the courtesy of Messrs. Whitfield,
King & Co.

Price 4d. 2s. 6d. per Annum. Abroad, 3s.

38 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

]f$aj{fo$ t J)t$^u^rq$ t mtfc ^$itst[ihrftiro$.

Baton-Rouge. — This rare Confederate stamp, belonging to Mr.
Philbrick, was not quite correctly described in the Proceedings of
the Philatelic Society for last month. The name of the Postmaster,
as it appears upon the stamp, is not printed entirely in capital
letters, but thus, J. Mc. Ccrmick.

Brazil. — Here are three new postage stamps, and very handsome
ones as we think. They are of the values of 50, 80, and 200 reis.
The effigy is in each case identical, and is the same as that upon
the first issued stamp of this series, the 10 reis. The frame
differs in each value, and is too ornate and elaborate for description.

50 Reis . . . Prussian-blue ) Rectangular,
SO „ . . . carmine-lake > col. imp. on white
200 „ black ) rouletted

Cashmere. — We have again to chronicle a new issue for this
country, which would seem to boast of a Postmaster as fond of
change as his Persian confrere. The new set consists of, 1st, a re-
issue of the 3 pies of 1867, which, instead of being printed in
water-colour on native paper, is now distinctly lithographed on
European laid paper in strips of 5 stamps ; 2nd, a ^ anna of the
same type as that of the last issue, but now printed in vermilion
instead of slate. These are in plain bordered sheets of 15 stamps ;
3rd, a 1 anna of the same type as the last, but of a bright violet
colour instead of vermilion. These are in sheets of 20, with orna-
mental border.

3 pies . . . black \ Rectangular,

| anna . . vermilion [ col. imp. on white laid

1 „ . bright violet ) paper, imperforate.

Egypt. — We are informed by a correspondent, and merely quote
the news as being of a current report, that the Egyptian govern-
ment intend to subject their postage stamps to an official mark or
controle when issued by the head office for distribution. The
instance of similar surcharges on the Mexican stamps will at once
occur to our readers. We are unable to state whether a change in
the stamps themselves will take place, or merely the addition of a
surcharge to accomplish the above object ; but if the plates remain
in the printer's hands, in London, it would be difficult to effect the
purpose save by changing the type altogether, unless the system of
surcharging were adopted.

We noticed, in No. 2 of the Record, that the late surcharged 5
paras existed tete-beche. We have the 10 paras in the same con-
dition.

France. — The 10 centimes postal card is now issued with three
lines for the address, instead of with two as heretofore.

NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS. 39

Finland. — We have not yet seen it noticed that there is a 25
penni postage stamp. It is of the same type as the other values
of the current issue, and as it is of the same colour as the 32
penni, it is probably intended to supersede the latter.
25 penni, carmine, perf. 11.

Heligoland. — The 1 and 2 pfennig stamps are now obsolete, but
on the 1st proximo new ones of the values of 1 and 5 marks are to
be issued. At first it strikes one as being bumptious of Heligoland
to want a stamp of the value of 5 shillings, but she has no doubt
been goaded into the extravagance by the example of Samoa.
Although we shall probably get a gorgeous stamp for our money,
yet we shall expend our five shillings somewhat grudgingly.

Holland. — Two Dutch postal cards are before us with which
we have only just made acquaintance. No. 1 is of the value of
2^ cents. In the right-hand upper corner is the stamp of the same
type as the 2^ cents adhesive. In the left-hand upper corner are
the arms upon a regal mantle, and surmounted by a crown. The
word " briefkaart " is between the stamp and the arms. There
are two long and two short dotted lines for the address, the first
being headed by the prefix " aan," and the third by " te." Eeverse
side plain. No. 2 is of the value of 5 cents. The stan? d of the
same type as the % 5 cents adhesive ; the arms and the word " brief-
kaart" are arranged as in No. 1. There are four dotted lines for
the address, three long and one short, without prefixes. Eeverse
side plain. Neither card has any border.

Postal Cards. 2| cents, violet on buff, size 122 x 88 millim., or about
4-if x 3r6 inches.
5 cents, blue on buff, size 123 x 88 do. do.

Italy. — The new postal card with the effigy of king Humbert
has been in use since early in May, and we understand that some of
the new adhesives will very shortly be issued. The card is exactly
the same, save for the effigy and colour, as the last one described
in No. 3 of the Philatelic Record. The king's portrait, which is
more carefully executed, is a three-quarter face turned to the right.
It is within a beaded oval, and the ornaments in the spandrels are
somewhat different to those in the late card. The colour is choco-
late-brown.

Post card, 10 centesimi, chocolate-brown on white, size 138^ x 80 millimetres,
or about 5fs x 3i inches.

Japan. — We are informed that new adhesives of the value of 3
and 50 sen, and a new postal card of 2 sen, have been issued ; but
we are, as yet, without any further particulars.

Labuan. — This island, for the first time, claims a page in our
albums. We are informed that the issue consists of 4 values, of
which Ave have only seen two, the 2 and 6 cents. Within a small
double-lined rectangular frame, the spandrels of which are filled
in with arabesques, is a double-lined oval containing the portrait of
Her Majesty, to left, in colour upon white background. The centre

40 NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS.

of the stamp is enframed by four double-lined white labels, inter-
rupted at the four corners by as many squares, each containing an
ornament somewhat resembling an heraldic rose. On the upper
label are the words "labuan postage;" on the lower one, "2
cents " or " 4 cents." On the right is an inscription in Chinese ;
and on the left another, in what we presume to be the language
peculiar to Labuan. These differ of course in the 2 values, but all
four inscriptions are in colour on white. The stamps bear a water-
mark, which we cannot quite make out in the specimens before us.
It looks like some beast sitting up on its hind legs. As the whole
extent of the island is only 10 miles by 5, the internal postal rate
ought not to be heavy. We are not told whether the other two
values are of the same type, but we have no doubt they are.

2 cents, dark green \

6 „ orange-brown I Rectangular, col. imp. on white, wmk. (?),
12 „ red j per/. 14.

16 „ blue ;

Levant. — Two new stamps, issued by the Eussian Steam
Navigation Company for use in the Levant, have reached us. The
1 kopeck is novel only in its present garb of yellow, neutral tint,
and black; but the other, the 2 kopeck, is a new value. It is
identical, as regards type, with the other stamps of the series, and
is printed in rose, neutral tint, and black.

1 kopeck, yellow and black ) Rectangular, col. imp. on col. laid paper,

2 „ rose and black \ wink, uiidulatiwj lines, perf. 15.

Luxemburg. — We have been shown specimens of the current
1 and 2 cents " official," with inverted surcharge. It appears that
there are ten such errors on each sheet of 100 stamps, all in a
perpendicular row on the left side.

Mexico. — We are informed that the name of the gentleman
depicted upon the new issue of postage stamps is Morales, and not
Moreles, as we gave it from Moens' list of Fiscals. Let us hope
that the virtues of Senor Morales are far, very far, in excess of his
beauty. In addition to the 3 values described in our last, we have
now five others, all of very nearly the same type. The only
difference which we can discover in any of the values is in the
small squares at the upper corners, containing the numerals of
value, and in the numerals themselves. We notice already that
some of the stamps are upon laid paper. We have now seen eight
values, of which we give a corrected list.

Referring to the postal cards, of which a correspondent favoured
us with a description, which we published last month, we have now
one before us which does not quite tally in appearance with either
of his. Ours, of which there are two varieties, is printed in rose on
rose, not in rose on green. In the first variety there is a single line
on the lower right-hand borders, whilst in the second there is none ;
otherwise, save for a slight correction in the dimensions, we have
no alteration to insist upon.

NOVELTIES, DISCOVERIES, AND RESUSCITATIONS. 41

Aclhesives. 1 centavo

. brown n

. dull violet

. orange-vermilion

. Prussian-blue

L Rectangular, col. imp. on

. carmine

white, perf. 12%

. sage-green

. bright violet

100

. black }

Postal Card.

No. 1,

without value, with

partial border, rose on ros

J 1

140 x 71 millim., or about 5| x 2fi in.
No. 2, without value, no border do. do.

Montevideo. — Messrs. Whitfield, King and Co. write to us as
follows : " We have just received a specimen of the new 1 peso.
Its general appearance is similar to that of the other values, but
the frame is different, and the words 'republica oriental' take
the place of the word 'centesimos' in the band over the value.
Beneath the numeral are the words i un peso,' and underneath
again 'del Uruguay.'"

1 Peso, blue, col. imp. on white, rouletted.

Norway. — We have a new reply-paid postal card. It is the
same, as regards border, inscription, type of stamp, and watermark,
as the 5 and 6 ore single cards.

Reply-paid Post Card. 10 x 10 ore, carmine on white, wmk. post-horns.
Size, 133 x 77^ millim., or about 5| x 3r 6 in.

Roumania. — We have the 1J bani changed in colour to black.
1J bani, black, perf. 10.

San Salvador. — We have another value to add to the two
which we described in our last number. This time it is the
2 centavos ; and as the word centavos appears upon the stamp, there
is no room left for doubting that the 1 and 2 c. are also centavos.
The 2 centavos has (within an oval which nearly touches the top,
but leaves a considerable space at the bottom of the stamp) the
volcano and bow of eleven stars. The same inscription occupies the
oval as in the other values. In two small squares in the upper
corners of the stamp are 2 and c ; in two circles at the bottom
corners the numerals 2 and 2, and between these the word
"centavos" in a curve. The spandrels and edges of the label are
filled in with arabesques. The colour of the stamp is exceptionally
bright and handsome. To recapitulate, we have —

1 centavo, green \

2 „ bright carmine > Col. imp. on white, perf. 12.
5 „ blue (shades) )

Spain. — Mr. de Ysasi has favoured us with the sight of two
new frank stamps for the use of the two Houses of Parliament.
They consist of a plain circle printed in dark blue, and divided
into three parts by two lines drawn through the circle. In the
upper part is the word " SENxU)0 " or " congreso," in the lower one
" correos," and in the middle the date " 2 jun. 79." The circle
is surmounted by the royal crown. The inscriptions in the upper
and lower divisions follow the shape of the circle, the first and last
letters being smaller than the central ones.

42 CORRESPONDENCE.

Straits Settlements. — We are told that there are now two
provisional (?) postage stamps in use ; viz., the 32 cents red, sur-
charged seven cents, and the 8 cents yellow surcharged five cents.
The surcharge is black in each case, and in two lines —
5 cents, surcharged in black on the 8 cents

' 11 11 11 32 „

Trinidad. — We have been favoured with the sight of a postal card
for this colony, which may, perhaps, prove to be a provisional emis-
sion. It is a fairly good specimen of native workmanship, and, at any
rate, contrasts favourably with the Jamaica horrors. The inscrip-
tion is in four lines: 1st, in smallish type, " postal union— (Union
postale Univeeselle)." 2nd, in long thin type, under the two first
words of the first line, " trinidad." 3rd, in large ornamental type,
"foreign post card." 4th, in block type, within two single
lines, "the address only to be written on this side." Then
come three long and one short dotted lines for the address. The
border is of a good stout chain pattern, which also enframes a
space for the stamp. At the four chief corners — the corners of
the frame for the stamp — and opposite to each end of the line
bearing the inscription, "The address only," &c, the chain border
is interrupted by circular ornaments. The card is an extra stout
one, and the reverse side is quite plain. The specimen before us,
which has been used, and is post-marked 27th May, is franked by
one penny stamp, and another torn in half to represent a halfpenny.

Postal Card. Without value, vermilion on white, size 133 x 85 millim.,
or about 5| x 3A inches.

Western Australia.— In No. 2 of The Philatelic Record we
announced that the twopence was changed in colour to a mauve,
resembling the lighter shades of the sixpence. Have any of our
readers seen this stamp 1 We are now inclined to think that it is
an error ; first, because it is strange that two current values should
have been made to resemble one another so closely ; and secondly,
because the twopenny stamps which have arrived by the two last
mails are yellower than ever. Our specimen is postmarked
28th January, 1879.

KOUMANIAN POST CARDS.

To the Editor of the "Philatelic Record. ,"

Dear Sir, — Enclosed you will find list of varieties of Roumanian post
cards (issue 1st January, 1875). If there exist any other varieties of
types A and B, I trust that some subscriber to your Record will kindly
send you the list, and oblige yours sincerely,

A Post Card Collector.

P.S. For the list of varieties of issues June, 1873, July, 1873, and
October, 1873, I can refer them to the article which appeared in Le
Timbre-Poste, July, 1876.

1st January, 1875. Buff card, 148 mm. X 95 mm. " Carta de Posta "

PROCEEDINGS OP THE PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF LONDON. 43

at top, with dash beneath ; embossed stamp in right upper corner ; arms
in left upper corner. Four lines for address, the first preceded by 5©,*
and the third by "la." Lower part of card devoted to five paragraphs
of instructions, divided into two columns. Two types : A, © is 6 mm. ;
B, © only A\ mm. Nine varieties.

A B

Var. I. Par. 1. "Vindu"for"Vendu." Par. 3. "Possibil." i
Par. 5. "Scrissorile." j

II. Par. 3. "Possibil." Par. 5. " Scrissorile." No}
accent on " «" of " Platinduse." j

III. Par. 2. No accent on "a" in "Correspondenta."
Par. 3. "Possibil." Par. 5. " Scrissorile ; " \
second "r" in " Inregistrare " not in italics.

IV. Par. 2. " Correspondenta" is spelt "Oo'sepondenta."
Par. 3. "Posibil" for "Possibil." Par. 5. "Scris- J.
orile " for " Scrissorile. "

V. Par. 2. "Cartii" has no comma under the "t; u \ A
" Posibil " and " Scrisorile " spelt with one " s. " I A
VI. Par. 2. Grave accent instead of circumflex accent )

on "Decat" ( v ). Par. 3. "Posibil," one "s." ( K

Par. 5. "Scrisorile" with one "s," and the I

second u i" like a u j. n )

VII. Par. 3. "Posibil "with one "s." Par. 4. No period

at end. Par. 5. "Scrisorile" with one "s;"

no accent on "Posta,"

VIII. Par. 3. "Serissa"for "Scrissa; " "Posibil," one "s." \ A

Par. 5. "Scrisorile," one" s." J A

IX. " Posibil " and " Scrisorile " with only one "s" A

JVwsijbittj* of % JfyM$iit{ fi> d«^^ of Jwttfratt

The tenth meeting of the season was held, agreeably to notice, on
the 17th May, at the residence of Mrs. Tebay; Dr. Viner in the
chair.

The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and con-
firmed, the Secretary communicated the letters received, which
were purely of a business character. He then adverted to the
trouble and annoyance entailed upon him through having to make
repeated application to certain of the members for their long over-
due subscriptions. It was agreed by the members present, Firstly,
that having regard to the already onerous duties so kindly and un-
grudgingly performed by the Secretary, steps must be taken to
spare him such annoyance for the future. Secondly, the amount
of the yearly subscription being so small, its non-payment without
solicitation, when due, must arise from sheer discourtesy and lack
of interest in the Society and its aims, on the part of the defaulting
members. Thirdly, Mr. Burnett gave notice that, at the next

* The D upon the post cards is of this type, (£>, but as we could only obtain
one specimen we have been obliged to place it in solitary grandeur here below.

44 PROCEEDINGS OF THE PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF LONDON.

meeting, he would move the adoption of a new rule, to be sub-
stituted for Article XX. of the Society's statutes. Fourthly, he also
proposed that a list of the members of the Society shoidd be pub-
lished in the number of the Philcdelical Record for July, from
which list the names of all members who have not then paid their
subscriptions shall be excluded.

The business of the day was then proceeded with, and the
stamps of Great Britain forming the subject of study; viz., the
6d., 10d., and Is. embossed ; and the ^d., l^d., 2^d., 8d., 2s., and
os. were examined and discussed. Mr. Barrett communicated to
the meeting the result of his investigation into the third issue of
-id. stamps, confirming the Secretary's surmise as to the order in
which the plates were issued. He also pointed out that alterations
must have been made on plate 12 of the 2d., with letters in the
four corners. Messrs. Burnett and Menlove exhibited two hitherto
unknown varieties of the 4d. plate 1, watermarked with the small
and large garters, and the Secretary was requested to communicate
with the President respecting them. The proposed subject of study
for the next meeting is the Mulready covers and envelopes.

After the business of the day Dr. Yiner showed the new
Egyptian post cards; Mr. Wilson, the new Peru. Mrs. Tebay
showed a hitherto unchronicled variety of the Jhonaghur, or Soruth
stamp — a 3£ pies, in dull red on white laid paper, the characters
on which, as in the 1 anna 1 pies value, black on white, are in the
Devanagari dialect, Mr. Burnett showed the new Mexicans and
San Salvadors.

It was also stated that the recently issued Cashmeres, printed in
black, are intended for use as Service stamps.

The eleventh meeting of the season was held on the 14th June,
at the chambers of Mr. Burnett, the President in the chair.

The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and con-
firmed, Mr. Burnett moved the adoption of the following statute,
to be substituted for the existing Article XX. of the Society's
rules : " A list of the members of the Society shall be published
every year, in the month of April, in The Philatelic Record, or
some other magazine devoted to philately. All members who have
not sent their subscriptions to the Secretary by the 1st April will
be considered to have resigned their membership, and their names
will be omitted from the list. To become members of the Society
again, they will have to be re-elected as at first." The adoption
of this statute was seconded by Mr. de Ysasi, and carried un-
animously. The Secretary then read the correspondence, which
included a most interesting letter from Mr. Eigge, portions of
which will be embodied in the catalogue now preparing for pub-
lication. The thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Eigge for
his communication. Mr. Castle was proposed as a member of the
Society by Mr. de Ysasi, and seconded by Mr. Wilson, and will
come on for election, as usual, at the next meeting.

NOTES AND QUERIES. 45

The President then read some introductory remarks, which will
form the introduction to the Catalogue of Postage and Telegraph
Stamps, Envelopes, Newspaper Wrappers, and Cards of Great
Britain, and promised an appendix treating of certain English
essays and proofs.

The subject of study for the day was then proceeded with, and
the Secretary's MS. of the Catalogue, with the President's emenda-
tions, was read and discussed.

After the business of the day, Mr. Wilson showed the new
Trinidad and Dutch post cards, Eoumanian and other adhesives.
Mr. Burnett showed Mexican post cards, Mexican, Salvador, Labuan,
and other adhesives.

The next meeting was fixed for the 28th June, at the same
time and place. The subject for study to be the 8d., 2/-, and 5/-
postage stamps, and the Mulready envelopes and wrappers.

Notes auO Citterns-

B. P. R. Hamburg. — 1. India. Your 4 annas blue, watermark ele-
phant's head, we imagine to be a proof, if not a " chemical." Perhaps
some of our correspondents may have seen something similar.

2. Cuba, Porto Rico, Luzon. These imperforate stamps, to which you
refer, we believe to be remainders, imperforated because not required
for use. We have never seen them postmarked, but we have no doubt
that enthusiasts, with friends at court, will succeed in getting a few
specimens obliterated for them.

3. Samoa. "We have not been able to discover a watermark on any
of our stamps, and do not happen to have the 5s. value by us at the
moment. We pass the query on to our other correspondents.

4. Hamburg. We also have the forged stamps on laid paper to which
you refer, and narrowly escaped being deceived by them. Mr. P.'s 7
schilling is distinctly watermarked.

5. Argentine. 5 centavos, red, rouletted. We had overlooked the
fact of this stamp being already chronicled.

6. New South Wales. It was, as you suppose, a clerical error, the
substitution of 5 pence for 8 pence. It is the latter value which is now
watermarked N. S. W. and crown.

7. Turkey. We have not seen the 1 piastre yellow, and 2 piastres
red, 1867-68, nor the 1 piastre unpaid of 1871, cut in halves and used
in that condition. We must again appeal to our readers for information
on this point.

Buenos Ayres (J. B.) — The stamp you send us is a fiscal.

(R. M.) — Thanks for your letter ; but what on earth

has it got to do with stamps or stamp collecting? Try the Family
Herald.

Subscriber. — Of the stamps you send us, Nos. 1, 3, and 7 are
forgeries. The rest are genuine.

46 NOTICES.

Pjtlateltc Hitcratttrt,

Forged Stamps, and How to Detect Them. Price Is. Id.

The first work of the late E. L. Pemberton.
The Philatelical Journal. Vol.1. 1872. Price 10s. 6d.
The Philatelical Journal. January to April, 1875. The four Parts, price Is. 6d.

Single numbers of the above, except January, 1872, maybe had at 6d. each.